| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·ti·o·dac·tyl |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  är t - -d k t l |
| NOUN: | Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Artiodactyla, which includes cattle, deer, camels, hippopotamuses, sheep, and goats, that have an even number of toes, usually two or sometimes four, on each foot. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From New Latin Artiodactyla, order name : Greek artios, even; see ar- in Appendix I + Greek daktulos, toe. | | OTHER FORMS: | arti·o·dactyl, arti·o·dacty·lous (-t-ls) —ADJECTIVE
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